Title : Days of Wine and Wizards
Fandom : Harry Potter
Pairing :  Lucius/Hermione, Lucius/Hermione/Severus
Categories :  Humor, Romance, Post-Canon
Length :  Epic (41,177 words)
Warnings :  EWE (Epilogue, What Epilogue)

Author on LJ : madeleone
Author Website: madeleone

Summary: Hermione is seeking a Potions apprenticeship, and Draco manages to come up with a plan. But how in the world does Lucius Malfoy end up becoming the answer to her prayers?

Review:
This is a delightful little romp that manages to be hilarious, sensual and romantic all at the same time. There are a couple of little surprises thrown in, no I won't tell you what they are! I don't want to ruin them. ;) Lucius is much changed, but with a backstory that makes sense. This isn't another story of 'the evil Death-Eater sees Hermione and immediately falls in love and relinquishes his evil ways'. One of my favorite things about Lucius is we don't know how or why he took the Dark Mark or really much of anything else about him prior to the start of the series. There is so much space for authors to play around and create their own 'origins story'. In a way this is one of those. The author is able to show you exactly how hard Lucius' life was in just a few short paragraphs without the story becoming heavy or depressing; all the while keeping the momentum of the story going and not losing the fairly lighthearted humorous side.


Days of Wine and Wizards

^^ That link leads to the unlocked post on AO3. It is also posted on LJ and Granger Enchanted under locked posts, so I wanted to give links to those as well for those of you that may want them. On LJ || On Granger Enchanted

Title : Days of Wine and Wizards
Fandom : Harry Potter
Pairing :  Lucius/Hermione, Lucius/Hermione/Severus
Categories :  Humor, Romance, Post-Canon
Length :  Epic (41,177 words)
Warnings :  EWE (Epilogue, What Epilogue)

Author on LJ : madeleone
Author Website: madeleone

Summary: Hermione is seeking a Potions apprenticeship, and Draco manages to come up with a plan. But how in the world does Lucius Malfoy end up becoming the answer to her prayers?

Review:
This is a delightful little romp that manages to be hilarious, sensual and romantic all at the same time. There are a couple of little surprises thrown in, no I won't tell you what they are! I don't want to ruin them. ;) Lucius is much changed, but with a backstory that makes sense. This isn't another story of 'the evil Death-Eater sees Hermione and immediately falls in love and relinquishes his evil ways'. One of my favorite things about Lucius is we don't know how or why he took the Dark Mark or really much of anything else about him prior to the start of the series. There is so much space for authors to play around and create their own 'origins story'. In a way this is one of those. The author is able to show you exactly how hard Lucius' life was in just a few short paragraphs without the story becoming heavy or depressing; all the while keeping the momentum of the story going and not losing the fairly lighthearted humorous side.


Days of Wine and Wizards

^^ That link leads to the unlocked post on AO3. It is also posted on LJ and Granger Enchanted under locked posts, so I wanted to give links to those as well for those of you that may want them. On LJ || On Granger Enchanted

Title : Days of Wine and Wizards
Fandom : Harry Potter
Pairing :  Lucius/Hermione, Lucius/Hermione/Severus
Categories :  Humor, Romance, Post-Canon
Length :  Epic (41,177 words)
Warnings :  EWE (Epilogue, What Epilogue)

Author on LJ : madeleone
Author Website: madeleone

Summary: Hermione is seeking a Potions apprenticeship, and Draco manages to come up with a plan. But how in the world does Lucius Malfoy end up becoming the answer to her prayers?

Review:
This is a delightful little romp that manages to be hilarious, sensual and romantic all at the same time. There are a couple of little surprises thrown in, no I won't tell you what they are! I don't want to ruin them. ;) Lucius is much changed, but with a backstory that makes sense. This isn't another story of 'the evil Death-Eater sees Hermione and immediately falls in love and relinquishes his evil ways'. One of my favorite things about Lucius is we don't know how or why he took the Dark Mark or really much of anything else about him prior to the start of the series. There is so much space for authors to play around and create their own 'origins story'. In a way this is one of those. The author is able to show you exactly how hard Lucius' life was in just a few short paragraphs without the story becoming heavy or depressing; all the while keeping the momentum of the story going and not losing the fairly lighthearted humorous side.


Days of Wine and Wizards

^^ That link leads to the unlocked post on AO3. It is also posted on LJ and Granger Enchanted under locked posts, so I wanted to give links to those as well for those of you that may want them. On LJ || On Granger Enchanted

Title : Days of Wine and Wizards
Fandom : Harry Potter
Pairing :  Lucius/Hermione, Lucius/Hermione/Severus
Categories :  Humor, Romance, Post-Canon
Length :  Epic (41,177 words)
Warnings :  EWE (Epilogue, What Epilogue)

Author on LJ : madeleone
Author Website: madeleone

Summary: Hermione is seeking a Potions apprenticeship, and Draco manages to come up with a plan. But how in the world does Lucius Malfoy end up becoming the answer to her prayers?

Review:
This is a delightful little romp that manages to be hilarious, sensual and romantic all at the same time. There are a couple of little surprises thrown in, no I won't tell you what they are! I don't want to ruin them. ;) Lucius is much changed, but with a backstory that makes sense. This isn't another story of 'the evil Death-Eater sees Hermione and immediately falls in love and relinquishes his evil ways'. One of my favorite things about Lucius is we don't know how or why he took the Dark Mark or really much of anything else about him prior to the start of the series. There is so much space for authors to play around and create their own 'origins story'. In a way this is one of those. The author is able to show you exactly how hard Lucius' life was in just a few short paragraphs without the story becoming heavy or depressing; all the while keeping the momentum of the story going and not losing the fairly lighthearted humorous side.


Days of Wine and Wizards

^^ That link leads to the unlocked post on AO3. It is also posted on LJ and Granger Enchanted under locked posts, so I wanted to give links to those as well for those of you that may want them. On LJ || On Granger Enchanted

Title : Days of Wine and Wizards
Fandom : Harry Potter
Pairing :  Lucius/Hermione, Lucius/Hermione/Severus
Categories :  Humor, Romance, Post-Canon
Length :  Epic (41,177 words)
Warnings :  EWE (Epilogue, What Epilogue)

Author on LJ : madeleone
Author Website: madeleone

Summary: Hermione is seeking a Potions apprenticeship, and Draco manages to come up with a plan. But how in the world does Lucius Malfoy end up becoming the answer to her prayers?

Review:
This is a delightful little romp that manages to be hilarious, sensual and romantic all at the same time. There are a couple of little surprises thrown in, no I won't tell you what they are! I don't want to ruin them. ;) Lucius is much changed, but with a backstory that makes sense. This isn't another story of 'the evil Death-Eater sees Hermione and immediately falls in love and relinquishes his evil ways'. One of my favorite things about Lucius is we don't know how or why he took the Dark Mark or really much of anything else about him prior to the start of the series. There is so much space for authors to play around and create their own 'origins story'. In a way this is one of those. The author is able to show you exactly how hard Lucius' life was in just a few short paragraphs without the story becoming heavy or depressing; all the while keeping the momentum of the story going and not losing the fairly lighthearted humorous side.


Days of Wine and Wizards

^^ That link leads to the unlocked post on AO3. It is also posted on LJ and Granger Enchanted under locked posts, so I wanted to give links to those as well for those of you that may want them. On LJ || On Granger Enchanted

Title: An absence which could not be more there
Fandom: X-Men: First Class (with teeny tiny Iron Man crossover)
Pairing: Charles/Erik
Categories: AU, Angst, Drama, Romance, Epistolary
Length: Long (18,201 words)
Warnings: difficult breakup, canon character deaths in the past, unpleasant childhood (including implied possible child abuse)

Author on LJ: aesc
Author Website: aesc

Summary:
He prepared to shift another half-step over to the Current Events section (which would, of course, enrage him) when the teaser positioned by the model's left elbow caught his eye: DATING WHILE TELEPATHIC: WHY I DON'T DO IT.

Review:
In this modern day AU, Erik and Charles have had a messy breakup, primarily due to Erik's (mis)understanding of the way Charles's powers work. When Erik is browsing through a mutant-focused bookstore, he sees an article in a Cosmo-like magazine about telepath's and dating that causes him to revisit his relationship with Charles and why it went wrong.

The emotions feel so real, both Erik's and Charles's. You can see the mistakes Erik made and how both parties, while they loved each other, were at odds. While the story is an AU, it explores the crux of the "beach divorce" scene, where Erik decides he ultimately can't trust Charles with himself. Post-breakup, Erik finding out more about telepaths and how psionic abilities work, as well as realizing why he couldn't deal with that at the time, is an intense ride. While Erik is the PoV character, Charles has an equal presence via flashbacks and in person.

The author makes telepathy seem like a real thing, with sections of the various magazines articles, books, and websites written by and about telepaths inserted into the story. These segments each have a different voice and tone, and conceptualize psionics for both Erik and the reader. Equally interesting are the sections where Erik uses his own abilities, feeling buildings and trains around him and sensing a familiar pen, showing how deeply his experience of the world is filtered through them.

One warning: if you find realistic stories about the emotional difficulties of relationships, and a bad breakup, you may want to avoid the story. However, the story does have a happy ending for both Charles and Erik, so the angst has a good payoff.

An absence which could not be more there

Title: An absence which could not be more there
Fandom: X-Men: First Class (with teeny tiny Iron Man crossover)
Pairing: Charles/Erik
Categories: AU, Angst, Drama, Romance, Epistolary
Length: Long (18,201 words)
Warnings: difficult breakup, canon character deaths in the past, unpleasant childhood (including implied possible child abuse)

Author on LJ: aesc
Author Website: aesc

Author's Summary:
He prepared to shift another half-step over to the Current Events section (which would, of course, enrage him) when the teaser positioned by the model's left elbow caught his eye: DATING WHILE TELEPATHIC: WHY I DON'T DO IT.

Review:
In this modern day AU, Erik and Charles have had a messy breakup, primarily due to Erik's (mis)understanding of the way Charles's powers work. When Erik is browsing through a mutant-focused bookstore, he sees an article in a Cosmo-like magazine about telepath's and dating that causes him to revisit his relationship with Charles and why it went wrong.

The emotions feel so real, both Erik's and Charles's. You can see the mistakes Erik made and how both parties, while they loved each other, were at odds. While the story is an AU, it explores the crux of the "beach divorce" scene, where Erik decides he ultimately can't trust Charles with himself. Post-breakup, Erik finding out more about telepaths and how psionic abilities work, as well as realizing why he couldn't deal with that at the time, is an intense ride. While Erik is the PoV character, Charles has an equal presence via flashbacks and in person.

The author makes telepathy seem like a real thing, with sections of the various magazines articles, books, and websites written by and about telepaths inserted into the story. These segments each have a different voice and tone, and conceptualize psionics for both Erik and the reader. Equally interesting are the sections where Erik uses his own abilities, feeling buildings and trains around him and sensing a familiar pen, showing how deeply his experience of the world is filtered through them.

One warning: if you find realistic stories about the emotional difficulties of relationships and bad breakups upsetting, you may want to avoid the story. However, the story does have a happy ending for both Charles and Erik, so the angst has a good payoff.

An absence which could not be more there

Title: An absence which could not be more there
Fandom: X-Men: First Class (with teeny tiny Iron Man crossover)
Pairing: Charles/Erik
Categories: AU, Angst, Drama, Romance, Epistolary
Length: Long (18,201 words)
Warnings: difficult breakup, canon character deaths in the past, unpleasant childhood (including implied possible child abuse)

Author on LJ: aesc
Author Website: aesc

Author's Summary:
He prepared to shift another half-step over to the Current Events section (which would, of course, enrage him) when the teaser positioned by the model's left elbow caught his eye: DATING WHILE TELEPATHIC: WHY I DON'T DO IT.

Review:
In this modern day AU, Erik and Charles have had a messy breakup, primarily due to Erik's (mis)understanding of the way Charles's powers work. When Erik is browsing through a mutant-focused bookstore, he sees an article in a Cosmo-like magazine about telepath's and dating that causes him to revisit his relationship with Charles and why it went wrong.

The emotions feel so real, both Erik's and Charles's. You can see the mistakes Erik made and how both parties, while they loved each other, were at odds. While the story is an AU, it explores the crux of the "beach divorce" scene, where Erik decides he ultimately can't trust Charles with himself. Post-breakup, Erik finding out more about telepaths and how psionic abilities work, as well as realizing why he couldn't deal with that at the time, is an intense ride. While Erik is the PoV character, Charles has an equal presence via flashbacks and in person.

The author makes telepathy seem like a real thing, with sections of the various magazines articles, books, and websites written by and about telepaths inserted into the story. These segments each have a different voice and tone, and conceptualize psionics for both Erik and the reader. Equally interesting are the sections where Erik uses his own abilities, feeling buildings and trains around him and sensing a familiar pen, showing how deeply his experience of the world is filtered through them.

One warning: if you find realistic stories about the emotional difficulties of relationships and bad breakups upsetting, you may want to avoid the story. However, the story does have a happy ending for both Charles and Erik, so the angst has a good payoff.

An absence which could not be more there

Title: An absence which could not be more there
Fandom: X-Men: First Class (with teeny tiny Iron Man crossover)
Pairing: Charles/Erik
Categories: AU, Angst, Drama, Romance, Epistolary
Length: Long (18,201 words)
Warnings: difficult breakup, canon character deaths in the past, unpleasant childhood (including implied possible child abuse)

Author on LJ: aesc
Author Website: aesc

Author's Summary:
He prepared to shift another half-step over to the Current Events section (which would, of course, enrage him) when the teaser positioned by the model's left elbow caught his eye: DATING WHILE TELEPATHIC: WHY I DON'T DO IT.

Review:
In this modern day AU, Erik and Charles have had a messy breakup, primarily due to Erik's (mis)understanding of the way Charles's powers work. When Erik is browsing through a mutant-focused bookstore, he sees an article in a Cosmo-like magazine about telepath's and dating that causes him to revisit his relationship with Charles and why it went wrong.

The emotions feel so real, both Erik's and Charles's. You can see the mistakes Erik made and how both parties, while they loved each other, were at odds. While the story is an AU, it explores the crux of the "beach divorce" scene, where Erik decides he ultimately can't trust Charles with himself. Post-breakup, Erik finding out more about telepaths and how psionic abilities work, as well as realizing why he couldn't deal with that at the time, is an intense ride. While Erik is the PoV character, Charles has an equal presence via flashbacks and in person.

The author makes telepathy seem like a real thing, with sections of the various magazines articles, books, and websites written by and about telepaths inserted into the story. These segments each have a different voice and tone, and conceptualize psionics for both Erik and the reader. Equally interesting are the sections where Erik uses his own abilities, feeling buildings and trains around him and sensing a familiar pen, showing how deeply his experience of the world is filtered through them.

One warning: if you find realistic stories about the emotional difficulties of relationships and bad breakups upsetting, you may want to avoid the story. However, the story does have a happy ending for both Charles and Erik, so the angst has a good payoff.

An absence which could not be more there

Title: An absence which could not be more there
Fandom: X-Men: First Class (with teeny tiny Iron Man crossover)
Pairing: Charles/Erik
Categories: AU, Angst, Drama, Romance, Epistolary
Length: Long (18,201 words)
Warnings: difficult breakup, canon character deaths in the past, unpleasant childhood (including implied possible child abuse)

Author on LJ: aesc
Author Website: aesc

Author's Summary:
He prepared to shift another half-step over to the Current Events section (which would, of course, enrage him) when the teaser positioned by the model's left elbow caught his eye: DATING WHILE TELEPATHIC: WHY I DON'T DO IT.

Review:
In this modern day AU, Erik and Charles have had a messy breakup, primarily due to Erik's (mis)understanding of the way Charles's powers work. When Erik is browsing through a mutant-focused bookstore, he sees an article in a Cosmo-like magazine about telepath's and dating that causes him to revisit his relationship with Charles and why it went wrong.

The emotions feel so real, both Erik's and Charles's. You can see the mistakes Erik made and how both parties, while they loved each other, were at odds. While the story is an AU, it explores the crux of the "beach divorce" scene, where Erik decides he ultimately can't trust Charles with himself. Post-breakup, Erik finding out more about telepaths and how psionic abilities work, as well as realizing why he couldn't deal with that at the time, is an intense ride. While Erik is the PoV character, Charles has an equal presence via flashbacks and in person.

The author makes telepathy seem like a real thing, with sections of the various magazines articles, books, and websites written by and about telepaths inserted into the story. These segments each have a different voice and tone, and conceptualize psionics for both Erik and the reader. Equally interesting are the sections where Erik uses his own abilities, feeling buildings and trains around him and sensing a familiar pen, showing how deeply his experience of the world is filtered through them.

One warning: if you find realistic stories about the emotional difficulties of relationships and bad breakups upsetting, you may want to avoid the story. However, the story does have a happy ending for both Charles and Erik, so the angst has a good payoff.

An absence which could not be more there